Episode 134: Akira (1988)

Jun 30, 2021, 07:00 AM

Alix's birthday month extravaganza comes to its conclusion with THE film that ushered in the era of anime in America, and maybe started a genre? It sure was bloody, we're talking about Katsuhiro Otomo's 1988 classic AKIRA.

We take a look at the history of the manga (it took 8 years to finish), how the adaptation (also from Otomo) slowly caught on world wide, and why the live action adaptation has failed so many times! We're joined by fellow Akira fan and longtime guest Phil Acevedo to throw in as many impressions and insights as possible! If you haven't seen it, it's streaming right now! And also, if you haven't given us a 5 star review now's a great time - think of the psychic children!

Classic Horror 2 by Kevin MacLeod
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License

Alix's birthday month extravaganza comes to its conclusion with THE film that ushered in the era of anime in America, and maybe started a genre? It sure was bloody, we're talking about Katsuhiro Otomo's 1988 classic AKIRA.

We take a look at the history of the manga (it took 8 years to finish), how the adaptation (also from Otomo) slowly caught on world wide, and why the live action adaptation has failed so many times! We're joined by fellow Akira fan and longtime guest Phil Acevedo to throw in as many impressions and insights as possible! If you haven't seen it, it's streaming right now! And also, if you haven't given us a 5 star review now's a great time -  think of the psychic children!

Classic Horror 2 by Kevin MacLeod 
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License 
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